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    CONGRATS KAZ MINERALS GROUP 1!!

    CONGRATS KAZ MINERALS GROUP 1!!

    What an absolute treat it was this week to work with these incredible mine planning engineers from KAZ Minerals in the nation's biggest city, Almaty. Muratkhan, Khairulla, and Nurlan completed the 5-day course in understanding the basic fundamentals of Surpac and OPMS. Also, a special word of thanks to our translator, Daria, for doing a smashing job in translating the sometimes-challenging technical aspects of the training. I wish these gents all the best in their future care
    BOOK NOW FOR SEPTEMBER!!

    BOOK NOW FOR SEPTEMBER!!

    Take control of your career and get empowered by these mine planning courses. Companies want their employees to do the job using software, and this is exactly the exposure you get when you create a mine design and schedule during these courses. For your convenience, there is an online booking facility to secure your spot and avoid disappointment: "https://www.schoolofrockmining.com/book-online" Alternatively send me a mail at: info@schoolofrockmining.com and I’ll gladly assi
    ALMATY HERE I COME!!

    ALMATY HERE I COME!!

    Flying to this great city of Kazakhstan tomorrow and really looking forward to it! Will be conducting 2 training sessions for a client seeking mine scheduling training and coaching. If you need to reach me, you know where I am!
    SHOWCASE ZINC MINE OF THE WEEK - MCARTHUR RIVER

    SHOWCASE ZINC MINE OF THE WEEK - MCARTHUR RIVER

    The McArthur River mine is one of the world's largest zinc, lead and silver mines, situated about 70 kilometres southwest of Borroloola, near the Gulf of Carpentaria in the northeastern Northern Territory, Australia. It is operated by McArthur River Mining (MRM), a subsidiary of the Swiss mining company Glencore. Although discovered in the 1950s, when it was originally called the HYC or "Here's Your Chance" deposit, it only opened as a mine in 1995. Initially an underground m
    MINING ROCKSTAR OF THE WEEK - FLUORITE!!

    MINING ROCKSTAR OF THE WEEK - FLUORITE!!

    Fluorite is an important industrial mineral composed of calcium and fluorine (CaF2). It is used in a wide variety of chemical, metallurgical, and ceramic processes. Specimens with exceptional diaphaneity and colour are cut into gems or used to make ornamental objects. Fluorite is deposited in veins by hydrothermal processes. In these rocks it often occurs as a gangue mineral associated with metallic ores. Fluorite is also found in the fractures and cavities of some limestones
    NEGOTIATING THAT NEW CONTRACT…!!

    NEGOTIATING THAT NEW CONTRACT…!!

    Are you a mining contractor in the process of negotiating your new contract with the mine, or renewing your contract? Are you 100% confident that your Excel calculations are correct in determining fleet numbers for the contract? What if the distances are beyond what was assumed, will you have enough equipment to sustain the client’s demand? Are your roads accurately set-up in terms of stop signs, single carriage areas, steep gradients, single-bay dumps? What if your equipment
    MINING EXCAVATOR MONDAY – LIEBHERR 996B!!

    MINING EXCAVATOR MONDAY – LIEBHERR 996B!!

    The Liebherr R 996 B is ranked at number six in the world. The excavator’s operating weight with shovel attachment is 676t and 672t with the backhoe attachment. The vehicle has a cab height of 9.26m and an undercarriage of 10m in length and 7.9m in width. The shovel and backhoe capacity of the Liebherr R 996 B excavator is 36m³. The digging and the breakout forces during backhoe operation are 1,500kN and 1,670kN respectively. The maximum crowding force and the breakout force
    WHAT HAPPENS TO RESOURCE CLASSIFICATION DURING UP-BLOCKING??

    WHAT HAPPENS TO RESOURCE CLASSIFICATION DURING UP-BLOCKING??

    When up-blocking a resource model to a mining model it's fairly simple to weight average the qualities and RD's, but what happens to the rock types and confidence indexes (measured, indicated, inferred)... e.g. when one block is banded ironstone, and the other block is shale, what do you call the weighted average of this new block? Same goes for when you have a measured block and add it to an indicated block, you can downgrade according to the SAMREC code so that both blocks
    BOOK NOW FOR SEPTEMBER!!

    BOOK NOW FOR SEPTEMBER!!

    Take control of your career and get empowered by these mine planning courses. Companies want their employees to do the job using software, and this is exactly the exposure you get when you create a mine design and schedule during these courses. For your convenience, there is an online booking facility to secure your spot and avoid disappointment: "https://www.schoolofrockmining.com/book-online" Alternatively send me a mail at: info@schoolofrockmining.com and I’ll gladly assi
    MINING ROCKSTAR OF THE WEEK - FELDSPAR!!

    MINING ROCKSTAR OF THE WEEK - FELDSPAR!!

    “Feldspar” is the name of a large group of rock-forming silicate minerals that make up over 50% of Earth’s crust. They are found in igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks in all parts of the world. Feldspar minerals have very similar structures, chemical compositions, and physical properties. Common feldspars include orthoclase (KAlSi3O8), albite (NaAlSi3O8), and anorthite (CaAl2Si2O8) - "Geology.com"
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